Astros' Carlos Correa expected to play Monday

Carlos Correa is expected to play Monday. He suffered a contusion in his right hand Saturday in Oakland.

Carlos Correa is expected to play Monday. He suffered a contusion in his right hand Saturday in Oakland.

Photo: Ben Margot, Associated Press

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Carlos Correa is expected to play Monday. He suffered a contusion in his right hand Saturday in Oakland.

Carlos Correa is expected to play Monday. He suffered a contusion in his right hand Saturday in Oakland.

Photo: Ben Margot, Associated Press

Astros' Carlos Correa expected to play Monday

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OAKLAND --- Carlos Correa's right hand contusion won't even cost him a game.

The Astros, who were rained out Sunday, are expected to have Correa in the lineup for Monday night's series opener against the Los Angeles Angels at Minute Maid Park. He wouldn't have played Sunday had there been a game.

Correa was hit on the hand by a pitch in Saturday's ninth inning. X-rays were negative.

"I'm very hopeful for tomorrow," he said on Sunday. "I think there's a 99 percent chance I will play tomorrow."